Wiz Khalifa is an American rapper, singer, songwriter and actor from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He began to have major success in the industry after his debut album, ‘Show & Prove’, was released in 2006.

As of 2018, Wiz Khalifa’s net worth is estimated to be $45 million, which put him on the list of the top 50 richest rappers in the world.

Early Life

Wiz Khalifa was born in Minot, North Dakota, on the 8th September, 1987. Both his parents served in the military, which meant that the family had to move around on various occasions.

As a child, Khalifa lived in Japan, Germany and the UK, as well as the US. The family eventually settled in Pittsburgh, which is where Khalifa attended high school.

Khalifa’s stage name has two different meanings:

The ‘Wiz’ part of the name, originates from when he was a young boy, and was good at a lot of things. So people started calling him ‘Young Wiz’.

The ‘Khalifa’ originates from Arabic, which translates to ‘successor’ or ‘wisdom’.

Career

The first label Wiz Khalifa signed to was Rostrum Records, when he was only 16 years old. Khalifa released several mixtapes through the record label, and in 2007, he then signed to Warner Bros. Records.

Through Warner Bros. Records, Khalifa released several singles, and collaborated with a lot of different artists, including The Game, David Banner and Play-n-Skillz.

However, in 2009 he left the record label, and continued working with Rostrum Records. A year later, he signed with Atlantic Records, began working with more hot artists, quickly starting gaining popularity.

This was when he released the hit single ‘Black and Yellow’; success came quickly after that. Many of Khalifa’s songs have been featured in the ‘Billboard Top 100’ lists, and Wiz Khalifa’s net worth is now estimated to be $45 million.

Wiz Khalifa Motivational Video

3 Success Lessons from Wiz Khalifa

So what does Wiz Khalifa have to share when it comes to chasing success? Thanks to Evan Carmichael, check out a few of the success lessons we can all learn from Wiz Khalifa below:

1. Be A Pioneer

“I see myself as a pioneer in the game. I see Drake as a pioneer in the game and people like Lil Wayne. There’s only certain people who really come and define their generation other than being a part of their generation.”

2. Be Your Own Boss

“I would teach how to be your own boss. They really don’t teach you that much in school. They got like entrepreneurship classes and stuff like that but they don’t really teach you how to be your own boss.”

3. Bring Energy

“Of course I do rap music and I’m a hip hop artist but as an individual, as personality, and what I give to the people, I see myself as like the lead singer of a band or something. You know, when I go out there, I’m a real performer.”

Summary

Wiz Khalifa is a Billboard Top 100 artist, and one of the richest rappers worldwide. At the time of writing this article, Wiz Khalifa’s net worth is estimated to be $45 million.

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